N111HN

No registry detail on file · not in current registry

Operators of this aircraft

Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.

OperatorRolePeriodBasis
Air Methods Corp. (QMLA)Certificate holderMatched by certificate designator

Accident & incident history

No NTSB accidents or incidents on file for this aircraft.

Maintenance disclosures

Service Difficulty Reports filed with the FAA for this airframe. Filing is largely voluntary — the number of reports is not a measure of reliability. To verify a report, search its control number at the FAA SDRS site.

4 reports on file, 2019-08-20 – 2021-08-16.

OTHER · 2021-08-16 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5311

Part: FRAME — CRACKED (FRM 5) · airframe 7,205 hrs · 29,279 cycles

DURING 1000 HOUR INSPECTION, FOUND ONE CRACK ABOUT 1 INCH LONG IN THE LH FRAME 5 WEB AT THE MED WALL LOWER ATTACHMENT POINT, AND ONE CRACK ABOUT 1/2 INCH LONG IN THE RH FRAME 5 WEB AT THE MED WALL LOWER ATTACHMENT POINT.

Source: SDR 2A6R2021081661501
SMOKE/FUMES/ODORS/SPARKS · 2020-03-11 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5300

Part: UNKNOWN — SMOKE (XMSN BAY) · airframe 6,345 hrs · 26,072 cycles

UPON COMPLETION OF FLIGHT AND DURING SHUTDOWN PHASE, COCKPIT AND CABIN FILLED WITH SMOKE. THE CREW EXITED THE AIRCRAFT AND NOTED SMOKE FROM BOTH MAIN TRANSMISSION COWLINGS, BOTH ENGINE COWLINGS, BATTERY COMPARTMENT DOOR, BOTH EXHAUST DUCTS. THE SMOKE LASTED WELL OVER ONE MINUTE. THE INSTRUMENTS WERE CHECKED PRIOR TO THE PILOT EXITING THE AIRCRAFT AND ALL TEMPERATURE AND PRESSURE INDICATIONS WERE IN THE NORMAL RANGE. ADDITIONALLY, THERE WERE NO FIRE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. MAINTENANCE ARRIVED AND PERFORMED A VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION COMPARTMENTS LOOKING FOR LEAKS AND OTHER DEFECTS; NONE WERE NOTED. A GROUND RUN WAS THEN ACCOMPLISHED, AND THERE WERE NO VISIBLE LEAKS OR SMOKE UPON SHUTDOWN. THE PILOT AND MECHANIC THEN PERFORMED A MAINTENANCE CHECK FLIGHT FOR APPROXIMATELY 15 MINUTES. ONCE BACK ON THE GROUND AT THE BASE, THE MECHANIC STEPPED OUT OF THE AIRCRAFT TO PERFORM A VISUAL CHECK OF THE ENGINES WHILE THEY WERE BEING SHUTDOWN. THERE WAS NO SMOKE OR LEAKS NOTED AT THAT TIME. THE AIRCRAFT WAS THEN RETURNED TO SERVICE.

Source: SDR QMLA2020031120012
OTHER · 2019-08-20 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5310

Part: DECK PLATE — CRACKED (MGB BAY) · airframe 6,159 hrs · 25,326 cycles

DURING A 2060 RT INSPECTION 1 CRACK FOUND IN THE RH - FWD MGB DECK.

Source: SDR QMLA201908219072
OTHER · 2019-08-20 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5350

Part: FRAME — CRACKED (TAIL CONE) · airframe 6,159 hrs · 25,326 cycles

DURING A 2060 RT AAIP INSPECTION TWO (2) CRACKS WERE FOUND IN THE FRAME 5A WEBBING IN THE TAIL CONE AREA.

Source: SDR QMLA201908219071